First Aid Can Be Fun - Article written in January 2005 Mountain Rescue Magazine Issue 11

About Us - Gary Dickson

Gary has had over 25 years experience in outdoor and remote environments from the biting cold of the arctic to the humidity of tropical jungles.

He also has over 15 years medical and first aid experience in a wide range of settings, from Her Majesty's Armed Forces to local Mountain Rescue teams.

Gary combined his practical skills and experiences to establish Capsarius Training, with the aim to deliver quality, fun, training for a wide variety of audiences. Gary's natural ability and approach to modern teaching methods, ensures a superior course delivered by a professional, for professionals.

Mountain Rescue

Being keen on the outdoors, Gary joined the local mountain rescue team, which is a voluntary organisation on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. He has progressed onto teaching the team's new trainee members first aid and other field craft skills.

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• Approved tutor for the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health (RSPH)
• Approved tutor for the Chartered Institute for Environmental Health (CIEH)
• Approved tutor for Rescue Emergency Care (REC)
• Approved tutor for Immediate Temporary Care (ITC)

Memberships

Association of First Aiders
Associate member of BASICS
Associate member of the International Institute of Risk & Safety Managers

Helen started her working career as a Physiotherapist and worked primarily in Intensive Care and Paediatric environments for 11 years.

She then decided to follow her passion for sharing the outdoors with others and put herself through an intense year long Outdoor Pursuits Instructor training course on the West Coast of Scotland.

Following a return to Leeds where she started work as a self-employed Outdoor Pursuits Instructor, she underwent the training to become a First Aid Trainer, drawing upon her skills gained during her hospital career.

Helen is self-motivated and enthusiastic - qualities which enable her to motivate others and enable them to learn practical skills whilst having fun. She loves the variety that First Aid Training, rock climbing, kayaking etc provide and relishes the satisfaction of working with people who want to not only learn practical skills but also grow as individuals.